Fairy of Shampoo

2.Beaten

For the past couple of days after the incident, you couldn't get how Takemichi acted out of your head. He seemed a little...different? then usual. Maybe it was the way he just random ran away or how his entire aura was just off. He seemed like a different person.

You looked in the oval mirror by the front door as you did your red and white tie and flattened down the top of your hair which kept sticking up.

"Okay I'm leaving now!," as you always do, you slip on your shoes before your brother and sister . You liked to get to school with enough time to do homework that was due for that day that you didn't get done. You always felt a bit anxious if you got to school to close to the time the first class would start and your siblings would always leave late.

"Have a nice day sweetie!" your mother said from the kitchen while your dad said nothing, probably ingrossed in getting ready to leave as you quickly ran out the door.

Again, Takemichi wasn't there. You began to look around and saw a head of blonde hair walking down the street that you could automatically recognise as Takemichi's horrible choice of a hairstyle in your opinion.

You quickly sprinted to catch up to him as you yelled his name but he didn't respond.

"Takemichi! Did you not hear me?" You grabbed his shoulder as he jumped in shock. His expression looked confused and for a brief moment it was like he was questioning whether he knew who you were.

"...Y/n..?" He sounded unsure of himself, liked he hadn't seen you in years. His tone of voice was different too. It was softer and a little less confident.

"Of course it's me! Are you ok?", now he was acting even weirder than yesterday. "You didn't wait for me again today, how do you keep forgetting?"

" Ah, oh yes! That's right I walk to school with you!"

You paused, your brain trying to comprehend what you just heard.

"Did you get amnesia from getting beaten up yesterday?"

"What! No of course not, I just forgot I guess?", it sounded like he was trying to convince himself more than you. You didn't believe him but decided to drop it and begun the walk to school with Takemichi meeting you by your side.

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You both walked together to your class while having a small conversation together over anything with Takemichi's responses either being small awkward laughs or commentary, you did most of the talking. From behind you, Takuya's voice called for Takemichi. You noticed that Yamagishi and Makoto were walking between Takuya, sharing the same expression.

"Takemichi!" He looked furious with him, "Why did you lose to that guy, that ain't like you!", you looked in between the two boys with interest and curiosity.

Before Takemichi responded, Akkun called all them into the boys bathroom, you stood there awkwardly, not sure if you should stay and wait for Takemichi or just head to class.

Akkun beckoned his head towards that bathroom while holding eye contact with you, he wanted you involved in whatever they were about to discuss.

You all stood in the empty boys bathroom, you constantly flickering your eyes to the door in case someone walked in and you got in trouble, that was until Akkun started talking.

"We'll be doing an underground fight today, Kiyomasa called me".

'Kiyomasa? Was he the one who had beaten them up? And underground fighting, just what the fuck did they get themselves invoked in?', you thought.